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Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Yeah, the Flames are going to have to expose several good players. This is a good problem to have. And Seattle can only take one of them.

Still a year away, and lots of moving parts, including possible trades and signings. But the possibility of exposing Backlund has gone from almost inconceivable a year ago, to very possible at this point. And that is not an indictment of him, just a result of the fact that Duba, Bennett and Mangiapane continue to develop, and Backlund will be 32 with a $5.35M cap hit.

Also, convincing Seattle to take Ryan (with a sweetener) would be the dream.

Ryan would be a UFA no?